Considering ways to sidestep Windows licensing. Can we run Epicor Browser and MES from a thin client running a Linux VM? I am thinking the endpoint can run some linux distro that can login to the VM on the server. The VM could be running some linux distro that runs Kinetic Browser. Is any of this possible? Is my terminology off?
Thank you for your time!
Nate
THEORETICALLY, since you’re just running a browser, it should work. I don’t know about browser compatibility for Linux, the only compatibility Epicor admits to that I know of is Chrome, Edge, and Safari for Mac. Test ruthlessly, ESPECIALLY any customizations you create that you expect to work on those devices.
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Is there a Linux edge agent available?
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GAH! shut your filthy mouth! I don’t want that stupid edge agent kneecapping me at every turn. I just want regular old Kinetic to work in a linux launched browser. 
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If you have need of file manipulation, the browsers are firewalled against such things for very good reasons. Again, test ruthlessly EVERYTHING you need those devices to do.
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I bet Dynamic Documents falls in this category huh?
Shouldn’t be as that is handled through the rest calls and the kinetic screen. Not actually touching a browser a file except when designing it.
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Yes there is 
Edit. Scrap that mind messed with me. There isn’t 
. Just windows and MacOS
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I can’t comment on your thin client plan, but I’ve been Kinetic’ing from Linux all workday every workday all year. I haven’t found a reasonably mature javascript capable browser that Kinetic doesn’t run in. I’m typing this from Debian, in Firefox, and the neighboring tab is a BAQ editor. Zero issues other than fixing all of the misconfigured menus to be browser client compatible, but that’s not an OS problem.
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That’s great information @kananga! Thanks!
there is idea to run EA on Linux Log In - Epicor Identity
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OK I have to ask. Two of the biggest brains on the site mentions the dreaded Edge Agent. I thought that was a crutch to limp you along until you figured out how to use Kinetic. Am I wrong? Is this a tool we need to use going forward? I have all but abandoned the use of edge agent due to all the issues. It just makes people think they can keep using the old system.
Yes lol. It will be required forever to support attachments and direct printing.
Edit: Oh and the new design ssrs functionality relies on the edge agent too. Doesn’t work now but it may some day. I can imagine other functionality is going to rely on EA in the future.
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You don’t need it at all for the old system lol.
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Hmm I didn’t realize it was needed for attachments. For direct printing I was hoping to install for a small number of users and have everyone else print preview, but if it’s needed for attachments that changes everything 
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Only for client side file attachments. And to show Open Dialog for link attachments. All others - SharePoint, ECM, etc do not need EA
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Dynamic Documents will only work on Windows versions of Word as far as I know. I am on macOS and it doesn’t seem to have the plugins option.
That being said, even as a power user, the switch off Windows was painless.
I got curious yesterday and successfully installed Edge agent on Wine. Not even the latest Wine from backports, just whatever Debian apt has decided is the most recent stable version. I don’t know more than that, I don’t have a use case for EA to test with so don’t have a compelling reason to find out how much dependency chasing that might take.
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The Edge Agent is based on QC Tray, which was originally written in Java. Technically it should be able to run in Linux. 
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